Bill Wallace...Jealous Much?

This months Black Belt Magazine has an article in it by Bill "Superfoot" Wallace. Now we all know that in his day he was the r34l d34l. No one is arguing that.
Yet , his latest piece makes him sound somewhat jealous that his fame is gone and the new breed on Martial Arts is here...MMA.

Here are some excerpts from the article...

Originally Posted by Bill Wallace

I dont really like watching the events because the bouts have very little to do with the martial arts. If MMA is truly the combat sport of the future, we martial artists are a hurtin'.

Yeah because Kickboxing isnt a MA right Bill?

Originally Posted by Bill Wallace

Who are these brawlers and wrestlers? They're people who dont have any money to pay for instruction, for one thing. They just want to go out and fight. Before a bout, they love to proclaim "I'm bad, I'm going to beat this guy. This fight wont last a minute." Then they get knocked out becasue they dont know what they are doing.

Yep, Chuck Lidell is broke, I hope Randy is doing okay money wise too. We all know that nobody ever got knocked out in KB right Bill? If they did then that means they dont know what they are doing. Maybe thats how you won so many fights....the guys you KO'ed didnt know what they were doing.
I like how he says "bout" instead of "fight".

Originally Posted by Bill wallace

......There are exceptions like George St. Pierre, but how many other guys can kick? A few fighters are martial artists, but most just come from a grappling background. Look at Matt Hughes, he's a wrestler who learned some punches, submission holds and so forth. he didnt set out as a martial artist

You can say that again Billy Boy....wrestling isnt a martial art.....right?....right?

Originally Posted by Bill Wallace

Hopefully MMA has run its course and will start to shrink. Many of the AMrtial Artists I meet at seminars think the same way I do. They know how much time they spend perfecting their punches and kicks, then look at MMA guys and can tell that they arent practicing that much. Study their punching techniques and you'll see what I mean. Often they look like they're bottom fisting a bag instead of throwing jabs, crosses, hooks, and uppercuts.

Those soccer moms at the Seminars sure know what they are talking about dont they? MMA guys never train, or condition their bodies. Any weekend TKDoer can outlast them in a real fight right?
Sloppy punches...man, its a wonder that they ever knock anybody out isnt it Bill? Remember...they talk tough and then get knocked out? If their technique is so sloppy how does that ever happen?
The we have the bottom fisting....I sure hope he doesnt mean what I think he means. I have some fisting porn around here somewhere. None with bottoms in it though. Feel free to post it if you have it. Just do it in LLL.

Originally Posted by Bill Wallace

I keep asking myself how two boxers can pound the crap out of each other for twelve rounds without anybody getting knocked down, while an MMA guy can hit his opponent with a straight right and drop him-even though it doesnt look that strong.

Maybe the boxers spend to much time training jabs, crosses, hooks, and uppercuts.

Here he wraps things up for us morons in the room.

Originally Posted by Bill Wallace

Right now Karate schools aren't doing as well as in the past, but I think things will turn around soon because we offer a great service to society.....

Maybe because people realise that they are being fleeced? Maybe Bill needs the money to train?

Originally Posted by Bill Wallace

......We get people to learn something that can actually save their lives, and thats the beauty of martial arts. Flexibility, strength and agility are important in almost everything we do, including our efforts to regulate our stress levels......

MMA is no good outside the ring. I wish I had known that before I wasted my time cross training.
At least TKD regulates my stress level right Bill? LOL

Originally Posted by Bill Wallace

......To thrive, all of us must be able to change. No matter what happens, thats one thing we're positive of: Change will come. I only hope its change for the good

The street argument is retarded. BJJ is so much overkill for the street that its ridiculous. Unless you're the idiot that picks a fight with the high school wrestling team, barring knife or gun play, the opponent shouldn't make it past double leg + ground and pound - Osiris

I read the Bill Wallace article, too, and I was very disappointed. I always liked "Superfoot" and thought he was onpoint on what he talked about. Now, he seems way out of touch and bitter. The great ones go with change, not, cling to outdated ideas that no longer work. Bummer.